An obscure but consequential bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Republicans labor to enact President Donald Trump's sprawling tax cut agenda.Senate Republicans are looking to change how extending many of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts would be scored when it comes to future federal deficits.
Senators are expected to take a vote this week designed to stop tariffs on imports from Canada, before the focus turns to the budget.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) set a new record for the longest Senate speech in history on Monday and Tuesday by holding the upper chamber’s floor for over 25 hours. Booker slammed the policies
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The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering him a rare rebuke just hours after the president unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade.
A major discrepancy has already arisen between Senate and House Republicans in the budget resolution they plan to adopt in order to pass President Trump’s domestic agenda. The 70-page resolution Senate Republicans unveiled Wednesday afternoon would serve as a blueprint,
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The lawmaker who's been holding the Senate floor with a lengthy speech railing against President Donald Trump's Republican agenda is a New Jersey Democrat who once found common ground with the president during his first term.
The White House is preparing to potentially veto a resolution to undo tariffs on Canada, which will have a privileged vote tentatively on Tuesday.